A brief teaser of the Joule with CycleOps, plus their power meter seminar session
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/09/brief-teaser-of-joule-with-cycleops.htmlPlus, I also wanted a handy place to put their Power Meter Seminar video that they gave earlier that morning. … While they’re sending me out a full Joule + PowerTap (likely in their new wheel set) here in about two weeks, I wanted to get some thoughts out there now.
Spring 2016 Power Meter Pricing Wars Update
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/03/powermeter-2016-pricing.htmlIt’s still an awesome workhorse, and probably the unit that much of the power meter industry counts on to compare against during road testing (since it’s outside of the crank region that many are developing products within that would mechanically conflict). … Oh, and I didn’t make a chart for the PowerPod non-DFPM, because it would just show a single dotted line as they haven’t changed their price any since shipping in November (at $299).
A Look at Luck’s Cycling Shoe Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/lucks-cycling-power-meter-shoe.htmlIt’s been a few years since Luck first showed off prototypes of their cycling shoe with a built in power meter. … The Spanish company is known for making cycling shoes, not so much power meters.
Wahoo KICKR ROLLR Smart Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/02/wahoo-kickr-rollr-smart-trainer-in-depth-review.htmlHowever, unlike all of Wahoo’s existing smart trainers, the KICKR ROLLR requires your bike have a power meter for use with most apps. … That’s because no roller company to date has mastered getting even vaguely accurate power on a roller (due to lack of constant pressure on the wheel), and in this case, Wahoo decided against offering power altogether.
Power2Max introduces Type S mountain bike power meter, additional road bike models
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/power2max-introduces-additional.htmlHere at Eurobike Power2Max has announced a number of new power meters, targeting two different markets. … Power2Max has been a serious player in the power meter market for about three years now, but especially as they transitioned to their second generation units two years ago.
Power meter prices plunge further as Pioneer & SRM join PowerTap in price cuts
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/02/further-pioneer-powertap.htmlThe power meters prices be fallin’ again, and the snow and ice hasn’t even thawed yet on winter. … Today Pioneer dropped their power meter prices, upwards of 30% – pretty massive.
ROTOR Announces New 2INPOWER SL Power Meter (Dual-Sided)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/06/rotor-announces-new-2inpower-sl-power-meter-dual-sided.htmlROTOR has just announced their new 2INPOWER SL dual-sided power meter, an upgrade from the previous 2INPOWER edition. … This new unit focuses on three core improvements: Lighter weight, less expensive price, and more accurate power readings.
Stages Power announces carbon crank options, talks a bit about dual leg power
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/08/stages-announces-options.htmlToday at Eurobike, Stages announced their first foray into offering carbon crank arm options with their power meters pre-installed. … Finally, I chatted with them a bit about left/right power and what that means to Stages and their product plans, especially given some of the sightings of dual Stages units out in the wild (primarily on Team Sky).
A perfect example of a creative Suunto Ambit App: Bike Power Meter Display
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/12/a-perfect-example-of-a-creative-suunto-ambit-apps-bike-power-meter-display.htmlA commenter (err…developer I suppose ) on last week’s post left a link to an app that caught my attention: A power meter display on the Ambit. … Well, mostly a power meter display.
New DCR Cave Arrivals: SRM X SPD Power Meter, Wattbike ATOM X, Casio GBD-H1000
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/05/new-dcr-cave-arrivals-srm-x-spd-power-meter-wattbike-atom-x-casio-gbd-h1000.htmlThen there’s the IQ2 pedal-based power meter, which I had an initial test ride on, but it too needed to be looked at again, so they picked that up a day later. … These came in a bit over a week ago now, and I’ve got some initial rides in, though only one power comparison to date (my other outside ride wasn’t a power meter test ride, as it was more of a ‘getting cool shots’ type ride).
A WatTeam PowerBeat Power Meter Update
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/04/a-watteam-powerbeat-power-meter-update.htmlToday WatTeam has announced that they’ll be postponing further shipments of their $499 PowerBeat power meter, while they work out some kinks that the first shipped production units have run into. … You’ll remember the journey started about 20 months ago in August 2014 when the company came onto the market with a power meter that could be DIY glued onto most crank arms (aluminum and carbon).
Cateye introduces new power meter…well…sort of.
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/cateye-introduces-meterwellsort.htmlWhile at Interbike this week I found a new entrant in the power meter market: Cateye. … However, immediately after contemplating their new slogan, I found what I came here for: Some new power meters.
Garmin Running Power App: The good, the bad, and the ugly
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/12/garmin-running-power-good.htmlIt brings up the always present issue though of what happens when you shift power meter providers. … Today, Garmin released their running power app that they announced back in October.
Garmin Vector Power Meter pedals delayed to unknown date
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/04/garmin-vector-power-meter-pedals.html- For those looking for advice on near-term power meter purchases – I think this would be a good time to look at other options. … For the vast majority of folks, I think the PowerTap series is the best bet.
LOOK’s new dual ANT+/BLE Power Meter Pedals: A bit more information
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/09/antble-pedals-information.htmlThis would continue to support the overwhelming trend of dual-capable products by various power meter companies. … These new pedals are physically similar to the ones that they used to sell under the Polar branding as the Polar Keo Power System (and Power Essential left-only option).
Giveaway Extravaganza: 4iiii Precision Power Meter (Gen2)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/giveaway-extravaganza-4iiii-precision-power-meter-gen2.htmlThe people who bring you maple syrup and endless snowballs have also rummaged up a rather functional power meter. … Power to the people! Or, in this case – power from the people.
Quarq introduces new $799 RIKEN AL power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/04/quarq-introduces-riken-al.htmlJust another day in April 2015 – whereby power meter companies continue to drop the hammer in the battle for your bucks. … This unit contains a virtually identical power meter spider to that of their existing Quarq RIKEN R, with the change being that the crank arms are now offered in aluminum as opposed to the carbon cranks that’s bundled with the RIKEN R.
Giveaway Extravaganza: Quarq DZero Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/09/giveaway-extravaganza-quarq-dzero-power-meter.htmlThe Quarq DZero is a very solid power meter that broadcasts across ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart. … With only a handful of giveaways left in this seemingly never-ending parade of free stuff, we need more power.
Power2Max goes to $599 – Joins Quarq, Pioneer in April power meter price slashing
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/04/power2max-pioneer-quarq-price-slashing.htmlIn any event, back to Power2Max, this now makes for the lowest crank-region power meter actively shipping on the market. … Today Power2Max announced price drops of about 21% off of their existing units, dropping the base price to a mind-boggling $599.
Wahoo Acquires Speedplay: Hints At Power Meter Pedal Future
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/wahoo-acquires-speedplay-hints-at-power-meter-pedal-future.htmlAs readers may know, there have been attempts in the past for Speedplay based power meter pedals. … Neither ever came to market with a pedal based power meter.
Sea Otter 2016 Power Meter Tidbits: Stages & Verve Infocrank
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/04/sea-otter-2016-power-meter-tidbits-stages-verve-infocrank.htmlBest I could tell, there were six power meter companies at Sea Otter: Garmin, 4iiii, Rotor, SRAM/Quarq, Stages, and Verve. … ROTOR was present, but their news was focused on getting their previously announced dual 2INpower (dual leg system) out the door, which sounds like it should be any moment now.
Giveaway Extravaganza: Favero Assioma Duo Power Meter Pedals
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/09/giveaway-extravaganza-favero-assioma.htmlBring on the power! And in this case, power to the people! There’s no doubt Favero has certainly done that in the power meter pedal world with the solid Assioma pedals, even if their product name can be a bit tricky for non-Italians to pronounce. … In-Depth Review: Favero Assioma Power Meter Pedals
An update on the 4iiii Precision Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/update-4iiii-precision.htmlQuick update/note - July 27th, 2015: Many of you have asked when my review of the 4iiii Precision Power Meter will be released. … As a result I've tabled the review until that point and are working on other power meter reviews.
A Brief Update on 4iiii Precision Power Meter: Starts shipping this week
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/03/precision-starts-shipping.htmlQuick update/note - July 27th, 2015: Many of you have asked when my review of the 4iiii Precision Power Meter will be released. … As a result I've tabled the review until that point and are working on other power meter reviews.
Giveaway Extravaganza: Favero Assioma Duo Power Meter Pedals
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/giveaway-extravaganza-assioma.htmlAnd these power meter pedals from Favero (better known for their bePro pedals) should help you figure out how much power you’ve got. … You’ve got the power.
